Rail-joint chair.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

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AUREIJIUS M. EWING, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

RAIL-JOINT CHAIR.

Specification of Lettersv Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application led September 11, 1905. Serial No. 277,942.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, -AURELIUs M. EwrNG,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Se.

. vices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operaj tion.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved joint. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, enlarged, on the line 2 2 of Fig. V1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modication in the construction.

The improved device comprises two plates, preferably pressed from steel of requisite texture and strength and represented, respectively, at 10 and 11, the plate 10 bent upon itself, as at 12, with one portion 13 bearing over the tie-Hanges of the abutting ends of the rails, portions of which are represented at 14 15 from one side and with the other ortion 16 underlappin the tie-flanges. The p ate 11 is bent upon itse f, as at 17, with one portion 18 bearing over the tie-flan es of the rails at the opposite sides and wit the other portion 19 underlapping the portion 16 of the first-mentioned plate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The plate 10 is provided With a-row of apertures 20 adjacent to its bend 12 and outside the lines of the rails, and the plate 11 is provided with similar a ertures 21 ad# jacent to its bend 17 and a so outside the lines of the rails.

The portion 16 of the plate 10 is rovided with apertures 22 slightly out of a inement with the apertures 21, and the portion 19 of the plate 11 is provided with apertures 23, slightly out of alinement with the apertures 20, so that when the spikes or other fastening means (indicated at 24) are driven through the apertures a drawing effect will be produced to tightly clamp the plates upon opposite sides of the rails.

The portions 13 18 of the plates 10 11 will preferably be extended upwardly for bearing against the vertical webs of the rails, as at 25 26, and also bearing beneath the head portions of the rails, as shown in Fig. 2, to increase the strength and stidness of the joint. The portions 25 26 are also preferably curved outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, to cause them to contact with the webs only at the upper and lower edges to increase the sion of the pressure.

The plates are bent from plates of metal, preferably steel, of uniform thickness throughout, and can thereby be manufactured at small expense and of great strength and durability.

The joints thus constructed do not require transverse clamp-bolts to hold them to the rails and can be manufactured and applied at a greatly-reduced expense over the ordinary construction of rail-joints employing clamp-bolts and similar fastenings.

grip or ten- I-Iaving thus described the invention, what is claime is- 1. A rail-joint comprising superimposed plates adapted to be interposed between the rail and a tie and each extending laterally upon both sides of the rail, the upper plate being folded upon itself for engagement with the base-flanges upon one side and the lower plate folded over and embracing one extended side of the u per plate and for engagement with the baseange of the opposite side.

2. A rail-joint chair comprising superimposed plates adapted to be interposed between the rail and a tie and each extending laterally upon both sides of the rail, the upper plate being folded upon itself for engage- A ment with the base-flanges upon one side and the lower folded over and embracing one extended side of the upper plate and for engagement-with the base-flange of the oppof.

site side, the said extended plates being each provided upon both sides with spike-receiving IOO openings normally out of alinement but arranged to be forced to register and the plates to orip the rail by the driving of a fastening.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AURELIUS M. EWING.

Witnesses CHRISTOPHER R. HEPLER, ALEXANDER H. HErLER. 

